The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-10-12
GOOD FRIENDS MUST PART.
AN ACTIVE AND WATCHFUL CoRREsPON-
DENT GOES TO WASHINGTON.
His Last Batch of News Items for the
Readers Of the Press and Banner.

| RcauerS OIL TIE HrcSS aElu
Due WEST, Oct. 10. lS'7.
II is quite fashionable here to carry unbiel.
! las to keep off the sunshine OF these lovely
October days.
Messrs Brownlcc & Co., are having their
commodious store newly covered, and other
Mr. 5. G. Riley, of Mt. Carmel, has rented
Mr.. J. NJ. ElisS farm near here and will occu'
py 1t next year.
4 wedding party. will pass through here
ruesdl ~ night of this week, to take one oi
| fair daugh to Anderson.
Mr.. ]. L. Barmore was in town last week.
| We mention this because he seldom ever
leaves home, even on business.
grain, but their neighburs' chickens are ell
Ijoyng IL.
The hour of worship in the Associate Re.
formed Presbyl ylerian church has been chang.
ed from candle light to 8 p. m.
Mrs G. +. Todd, of Doraville, Ga, is with
her mother Mrs. r. G. Cowan, who is still
sick.
Mr.. ]. H. Pressly has taken up the ferule iu
Alabama again. He left here last week.
Miss jamie Barmore, of Mt. Hill, is spending
n few weeks with her sister Mrs. b. G. DuPre
Mrs; Mary pressly is visiting Rev. Calvin
Mr. NJ. A. Cason and family will soon go to
Talapoosa, Ca, which place is said to be on Il
| boom.
Rev. o. Y. Bonner came to Due West last
week. He is looking well. After graduating
at Union Theological Seminary, New York he
has been preaching In Virginia. He preached
Assoclate Reformed Presbyterian church.
The college chapel was filled to oyerflowinG
| 10 hear the excellent address Of Col. Jas. ID
Rice last week. Nothing but words OF praise
and commendation are spoken OF the adj
dress
Religious services were held this morning
In the Associate Reformed Presbytermian lar
church with reference to the death OF Mr.
| Maffett, q student of ErSkine.
Mr.. Jno J. Dunn, OF Donnalds, and Miss
Lou Moseley, OF PeIzer, were married last
Wednesday; They worshipped in the Bap
tist church here yesterday.
Mr.. Jas. T. Baker spenta u night and day last
week with Mr. j. r. McDill He reports
Lowndesville, our native city, as doing well
MIR. J. ii. oulla had his store burned last
Friday night, on the Saluda side. Supposed
| to be incendiary. No particulars. -,
The regular communion services In the
Associate Reformed Presbyterian church will
| begin next Friday evening and continue
through Sabbath.
Prof. Paul L. Grer, the principal Of the
ACADEMIC Department in IN Erskine College
where he will have u very responsible posi-
| tion in the schools of that city. He Is a young
NAH of rare abilities, and his future success Is
assured.
Mr.. a. c. Clinkscales. after five weeks trip
Mr.: II. P. McGee's.
Mr.. S. NJ. Huges. one of the Aldermen OF the
town, has moved to Donnalds.
The death of Mr.. r. d. Maffett, OF Silver
street, last Saturday was certainly very sad
| occurrence. He reached this place just q week
| before. and was stricken down on Tuesday
| He had been having chil;s for some time, and
| when they were resumed, he was taken vio
| lenty i'll. His fltht r, mother and sister, came
up and were with him to the last. He was q
young man of excellent and sterling charac'
ter, and was esteemed by all his acquaint
ances.
Mr.. L. d. Bowie and family have moved to
TO the Mrs. Austin place on the Donnalds
road 1t Is said that MIR. Mansfield Holdings,
| worth will occupy the house thus vacated.
BY the time this issue of your paper reaches
| the eye of your readers the writer expects 10
| he In Washington city, where he has secured
Il situation in the Government Printing
office, and this closes our corrcSpon,
dence, for the present at least. We cannot
refrain, however, from expressing our appre
ciation Of the many words of encouragement
received from friends in different sections ol
| the county, since we assumed this role. And
we wish TO say that the people of Due West
will always hold near and dear place In our
heart, for we have been the recipient Of many
little kindneSSeS and courteses at their hands
for many years. 1t will ever be pleasure TO
revert TO the time when we were u resident OF
this little village, and the friendships and as
Soclations formed here are indellibly Impress
ed upon our memory. To our Kind and lndul-
gent employers and other friends we bid Il
hearty good bye. Is. {. ID.